Greatest Ever! Country

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Achy Breaky Heart
producer:
Jim Cotton and Joe Scaife
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2011)
music videos:
Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 464)
cover recording of:
Achy Breaky Heart
lyricist and composer:
Donald L. Tress
Billy Ray Cyrus2.53:25
2Need You Now
Wonderland3:47
3Paper in Fire
assistant engineer:
Rick Fettig
engineer and mixer:
Don Gehman and David Leonard (US producer and engineer)
producer:
Don Gehman and John Mellencamp
engineered at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States (from 1986-09 until 1987-06)
recording of:
Paper in Fire
lyricist and composer:
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp3.753:51
4Harper Valley P.T.A.
producer:
Shelby Singleton
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 78)
recording of:
Harper Valley PTA (on 1968-07-26)
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Unichappell Music, Inc.
Jeannie C. Riley3.753:13
5I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 2), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 4), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 111) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 165)
recording of:
I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (on 1949-08-30)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (2002–today), Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1949-10-31) and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) (from 2002 to present)
Hank Williams4.252:48
6Crazy
producer:
Owen Bradley
vocals:
Patsy Cline
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1961)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 3), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 85) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 195)
recording of:
Crazy (Willie Nelson song) (on 1961-08-21)
lyricist and composer:
Willie Nelson
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Music Limited (UK), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Patsy Cline feat. The Jordanaires4.152:43
7Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
recording of:
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
lyricist and composer:
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams4:44
8Lay It on Me
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Curb Records, Inc. (holding company - do not use as release label) (in 2016)
Dylan Scott42:58
9Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
music videos:
Here’s a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares) by Travis Tritt
recording of:
Here's a Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)
writer:
James Travis Tritt
premiered by:
Travis Tritt
publisher:
Post Oak Publishing (Publishing firm linked with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and affiliated toBMI) and Sony ATV Publishing
Travis Tritt2.652:32
10Cold Cold Heart
cover recording of:
Cold, Cold Heart
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd. and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-02-16)
Jerry Lee Lewis3:07
11Hey, Good Lookin’
cover recording of:
Hey, Good Lookin’
lyricist and composer:
Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI) (on 1951-03-16)
Johnny Cash1:42
12Angel of the Morning
Rita Remington3:07
13Whiskey
Jana Kramer3:36
14Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
producer:
Buddy Cannon (songwriter and record producer)
assistant mixer:
Rich Hanson (recording engineer)
mixer:
Kevin Beamish
acoustic guitar:
B. James Lowry (session guitarist)
bass guitar:
Larry Paxton
drums (drum set):
Chad Cromwell (drummer)
electric guitar:
Steve Gibson (US country vocalist and guitarist) and Kenny Greenberg
fiddle:
Rob Hajacos
piano:
John Hobbs and Randy McCormick (session musician and songwriter)
steel guitar:
Dan Dugmore
background vocals:
Wyatt Beard and Wes Hightower
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 16)
recording of:
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off
writer:
Gary Hannan and John Wiggins (country songwriter)
Joe Nichols3.53:06
15I Hope You Dance
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 12) and Billboard Decade End Chart: Country (2000's) (number: 23)
recording of:
I Hope You Dance
writer:
Mark D. Sanders (American Country Music songwriter) and Tia Sillers
publisher:
Choice is Tragic Music (from 2000 to present), Ensign Music Corporation (from 2000 to present), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (from 2000 to present) and Soda Creek Songs (from 2000 to present)
Lee Ann Womack4:01
16My Tennessee Mountain Home
engineer:
Lee Herschberg and Donn Landee
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) and Lenny Waronker
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
acoustic guitar:
David Nichtern and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
bass guitar:
Chris Ethridge
drums (drum set):
Jim Keltner
mandolin:
David Grisman
violin:
Richard Greene (US fiddler)
background vocals:
Ellen Kearney, Maria Muldaur and Greg Prestopino
vocals:
Maria Muldaur
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
mixed at:
Warner Bros. Recording Studios (North Hollywood, a/k/a Amigo Studios) in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
My Tennessee Mountain Home (1973 Dolly Parton song)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Owepar Publishing Co. Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Maria Muldaur3:31
17Closed for Repair
Charlie Rich2:43
18Dreamin’
cover recording of:
Dreamin’
writer:
Barry De Vorzon and Ted Ellis
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
recording of:
Dreamin’
writer:
Barry De Vorzon and Ted Ellis
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Randy Travis2:45
19The Lady Came From Baltimore
producer:
John Franz and Peter Olliff
vocals:
Scott Walker (singer‐songwriter, musician and producer) (in 1967)
arranger:
Reg Guest
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records Limited (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recording of:
The Lady Came From Baltimore (in 1967)
lyricist and composer:
Tim Hardin
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Faithful Virtue Music and Trio Music Co., Inc.
Scott Walker1:57
20Country Is
recording of:
Country Is
lyricist and composer:
Tom T. Hall
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Tom T. Hall52:08
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